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Reconnaissance and Footprinting
Reconnaissance and footprinting is the primary phase of the ethical hacking process. Although this phase does not constitute breaking into a network or system, it is still fun and quite possibly the most important. I will discuss some of the tools and techniques I use for actively and passively footprinting a target during the reconnaissance phase of a penetration test. Of course, this will be very top level and not inclusive of all the techniques used to recon and footprint a target.

Hacking and Penetration Testing Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
It is time to get back to the basics of hacking. It’s tough to be a in a security position and admit that you don’t know EVERYTHING about security and penetration testing. The sooner this notion is accepted, the sooner new concepts can be learned, and old concepts can be further stored into long-term memory. Most of what will be described in this post is simply review since technically this should already be known prior to starting a CEH training program, but I know I can gain a better understanding and strengthen core concepts by touching on a few important topics.

Becoming a Certified Ethical Hacker Lately I have been having thoughts of studying for my first infosec industry certification. Being that it is now July 2015 and we are in the middle of the security “conference season”, I find that I am missing a few acronyms on my business card when I attempt to network with others in the field. With so many people I meet possessing recognizable and respected certifications such as CISSP, Security+, CASP, or CEH… it is tough to stand out on paper among the hordes of “industry certified” security professionals.